Home / 179,640,169.40-269,460,254.10-161,500,316.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 179,640,169.40, 269,460,254.10 and 161,500,316.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 179,640,169.40, 269,460,254.10 and 161,500,316.60 is: 242,250,474.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    179,640,169.40 : 269,460,254.10 = 161,500,316.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    179,640,169.40/269,460,254.10 = 161,500,316.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    179,640,169.40x = 269,460,254.10 × 161,500,316.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    179,640,169.40x = 43,517,916,348,266,448
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 43,517,916,348,266,448/179,640,169.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 242,250,474.90

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.